1. A Technological Revolution Changes in Daily Life from 1865-1900 due to inventions

2. Which is most important and Why?

3.  There were many new inventions and ideas in the late 19 th century that changed everyday life. These changes were made possible because:  Leaders had capital to invest  Human population explosion  Abundant Natural Resources  Coal, Iron Ore, Oil, Electricity & Steel

4. Edwin L. Drake  Invention: oil well, drill, & pump  Benefits: cheaper, more efficient method of obtaining oil

5. Thomas A. Edison  Invention: electric power and light bulb  Benefits: widespread affordable in-home lighting; increased productivity of workplace & home appliances

6. George Westinghouse  Invention: alternating current and transformers  Benefits: electricity could be generated more cheaply & travel farther

7. Samuel F.B. Morse  Invention: Telegraphy]  Benefits: Morse Code signaled start of communications revolution

8. Alexander Graham Bell  Invention: Telephone  Benefits: created “talking telegraph,” possible for many people to be linked through phone lines

9. Henry Bessemer  Invention: Bessemer process  Benefits: made it easier and cheaper to remove the impurities from steel; made possible mass production

10. Conclusion  These are all causes of rapid industrial growth … the new innovations in communications (typewriter, etc.) and industry (air brake, etc.), the transcontinental railroad, the nation’s vast natural resources,and a mobile labor supply as well as government policies and American institutions, and the abundant capital of business pioneers such as Andrew Carnegie as we shall see in the next few days.